Animal-trap.



H. J. HAGGE.

ANIMAL TRAP. APPLICATION IILED OUT. 8,1910.

Tia I1 s I-Iagge Patented Mar. 14, .1911;

riANs J. HAGGE, or OGDEN, IOWA.

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Specification of Letters fateiit.

Application filed October a, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911. Serial no. 586 110.

10 all whom it may concern:

I curved to one side of the portion 9 and bent Be it known that I, HANSJ. HAGGE, a citii upwardly as shown at 13. The remaining zen of theUnited States, residing at Ogden, in the county of Boone and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Im provements inAnimal-Traps, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an animal trap.

The principal object of the same is to produce a trap which can beplaced at the mouth of the burrow, so that the animal will be caughtwhen coming out.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is the perspective view of the improved trap. Fig. 2 is thelongitudinal sectional view through the trap, showing how the trap wouldappear when set. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the trapas it would appearwhen released from the trigger. Fig. 4 is an enlarged View of thetrigger. Fig. 5 is the fragmentary view of the end of the triggershowing howthe trigger engages the intermedlate aw.

This trap is formed from a length of spring metal which is bentintermediate its length to form a spiral spring 1, having arms 2 and 3extending from its two outer convolutions. Arm 2 is bent near the outerend to form a circular aw 4. The remaining portion of the strip is bentaround arm 2 and retracted over the jaw 4 to form a second jaw 5 whichis spaced from jaw 4. The end 6 of the strip of metal is passed throughthe space between the jaw and the arm 2 for apurpose to be brought outhereinafter. The arm 3 is bent near its end to form a circular jaw 7which is of the same size as the jaws 4 and 5 and-is so positioned as topass between them when the trap is set. The trigger is formed from alength of spring metal which is bent, intermediate its length, to forman eye 8 having two arms extending therefrom. The trigger is secured tothe trap by having the portion of the arm 2 connecting the jaws 4 and 5passed through the eye 8 as shown in Fig. 3. One of the arms extendingfrom eye 8 is curved as shown at 9 and the remaining portion of the armis curved over eye 8 as shown at 10, and bent downwardly toapproximately the same level as shown at 11. The portion 11 is providednear its ends with the tooth 12-, for a purpose brought out hereinafter.

The other arm leading from the eye 8 is portion of the arm is bent atright angles, and the portion 13 is brought over and beyond portion 10as shown, at 14, and terminated in circular abutment 15.

In order to set the trap the trigger is raised to a vertical positionand turned so that the portion 13 is passed between the end 6 and thearm 2. In this position the end 11 will extend down through the jaw 5,and the abutment 15 will be above the jaw 5. Jaw. 7 is now broughtbetween the jaws 4 and 5 and is engaged by notch 12 as clearly shown inFig. 5. When set the trap would appear as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When the trap is set it is placed upon the ground with the jaws over themouth of the burrow. The trap is secured into place by any suitablemeans, such for instance as by means of a peg, drlven through spring 1.I

Then the animal attempts to leave the burrow its head will strike theabutment 15 which will release the jaws and permit them to spring opencatching the animal around the neck and choking it to death.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A trap of the character described, comprising a spiral spring, a pairof arms extending from said springs, one of said arms being bentintermediate its length to form a circular jaw the remaining portion ofsaid arm being bent around the major portion of said arm and bent toform a second jaw spaced from said first mentioned jaw, the end of saidarm passing between second mentioned jaw and the major portion of saidarm, a trigger secured to the portion of said arm connecting said jawsand passing between the end of said arm and the major portion of saidarm, and the other of said arms provided at its outer end with thecircular jaw adapted to pass between said first mentioned jaw andretained in place by said trigger.

2. A trap of the character-described, comprising a pair of spring armsand a pair of spaced apart jaws formed at the end of one of said arms, asingle jaw formed at the end of the other arm and adapted to passbetween said first mentioned jaws, a trigger for said. trap, saidtrigger formed from a single length of metal bent to form a securing eyehaving two arms extending there from, one of said arms being curvedupwardly and over said first mentione d arm other'of said trigger armsbeing curved between one of said trap jaws and the end of said arm andthe remaining portion of said trigger arm bent upward and over saidfirst 10 and the remaining portion of said arm bent mentioned triggerarm and terminating in downwardly over said jaw and being pro- I anabutment spaced above said jaws. I vided near one of its ends with anotch In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my adapted to engage saidsecond mentioned I signature in presence of two witnesses.

jaw to retain the same in place, and the HANS J. HAGGE.

I Witnesses:

. JOHN SPREOHER,

i JOHN C. I'IAGGE.

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